Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Walmgate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of St Helen
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Arm Ring
- Lendal Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- A New Vision For York
- York's Coat of Arms
- New Shopping Centres
- Guy Fawkes
- Viking Silk Cap